Is INHIBITED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INHIBITED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INHIBITED mean?
- adjective
held back or restrained or prevented
“in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + H (4) + I (1) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for INHIBITED
INHIBITED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INHIBITED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inhibit12
- behind12
- henbit11
- hinted10
- beth9
- bidet8
- bindi8
- debit8
- thein8
- thine8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- indite7
- tineid7
- binit7
- bend7
- bide7
- bidi7
- bind7
- debt7
- hent7
- hint7
- then7
- thin7
- edh7
- hid7
- ident6
- indie6
- nitid6
- teiid6
- teind6
- tined6
- bent6
- bine6
- bint6
- bite6
- bed6
- bid6
- deb6
- dib6
- eth6
- hen6
- het6
- hie6
- hin6
- hit6
- nth6
- the6
- deni5
- dent5
- diet5
- dine5
- dint5
- dite5
- edit5
- nide5
- nidi5
- tend5
- tide5
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